Modern Furniture
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Item Ships From: France
Style: Modern
Paire de tabourets en métal doré
Located in PARIS, FR
TRAVAIL FRANÇAIS 1970
Paire de tabourets en métal doré à patine nuancée et montants à têtes de
chevaux.
Piètement d'angle à quatre jambes terminées par des sabots et réunies en pa...
Category
1870s French Antique Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Meuble bas de rangement bois
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Meuble de rangement en bois en état moyen car le bois est piqué par des vers et doit être traité. Les pieds bougent.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Meuble de rangement bibliothèque en bois
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Bibliothèque en bois contre contre plaqué et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé.
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Laminate
Buffet en bois massif années 1980
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Meuble de rangement en bois et en état moyen. Le bois est taché et rayé. Il est vermoulé.
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Buffet bas en placage bois
Located in SAINT-CLÉMENT-DE-RIVIÈRE, FR
Meuble bas de rangement en bois en état moyen car le bois est piqué par des vers et doit être traité.
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1976, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Henri Bargas : "Polar bear, original terracota, unique piece C.1930
By Henri Bargas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Henri BARGAS (XXth C., France) : "Polar bear"
Original patinated terracota
Signed : "H. BARGAS"
France, Art Déco period circa 1930
Dimensions
Height = 9.5 cm
Width = 19 cm
Dept...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Gaston Schweitzer : "Old Breton woman sitting on a rock", original plaster -1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Gaston SCHWEITZER (1879-1962, France) : "Breton old woman sitting on a rock"
Original plaster, unique piece, showing an old Breton (French Brittany )woman sitting down on a rock
S...
Category
1930s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pair of vintage brass candlesticks
Located in PARIS, FR
Pair of vintage brass candlesticks, late 19th century. They stand out for their assertive and refined sculptural lines. Their elegant shape adds lots of vintage charm and simplicity....
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gaston Planet, untitled, 1975, Vinyl on canvas
Located in PARIS, FR
Born in 1938 in Auzolle-Grande, Gaston Planet died in Nantes in 1981.
After fine arts in Nantes and the Jullian Academy in Paris, Gaston Planet devoted himself to painting. From 1961...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Acrylic
Jean Miotte - Abstract composition
By Jean Miotte 1
Located in PAU, FR
Painting on canvas by Jean Miotte from 1959
Abstract composition in India ink on canvas without frame (sent rolled).
Dated and signed by the artist.
Unframed: 42.5 x 33 x 1.5 cm
Category
1950s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Teal Murano Wall Sconce with Brass Accents
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Teal curved Murano glass wall sconces with hammered brass washers.
Two sources of light per sconce
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Adentro Miami table Marco Zanuso jr. white matt lacquered & chrome
Located in PARIS, FR
A timeless piece that will always be in style designed by Marco Zanuso jr for luxury French furniture brand, Adentro Paris.
The Miami side table is c...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Adentro Cosimo Desk design Marco Zanuso jr Natural oak, glass & chrome base.
Located in PARIS, FR
The Cosimo desk was designed by the architect Marco Zanuso Jr for luxury French furniture brand, Adentro Paris.
The desk is composed of a central extra clear glass panel with a stora...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Paire de chaises vintage métal esprit Braakman ou Bertoia
Located in NANTES, FR
Paire de chaises esprit vintage années 70
Dans l'esprit des chaises wire de Bertoia
en bon état, à noter quelques frottement sur les pieds
Dimensi...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Riccardo Scarpa : "Le Couple", Plâtre Originale/ Original Plaster, 1975
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Riccardo Scarpa (1905-1999) : "Le couple" / "The couple"
Grande sculpture cubisante à la silhouette épurée représentant un couple enlacé, les mains jointes / Tall cubist sculpture...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Taureau dans l’arène
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in PAU, FR
Pablo Picasso/ MadouraTaureau dans l'arène
1948 (Ramié 80).
Plat rectangulaire en terre de faïence blanche. Tampons "Madoura plein feu" "CR" et "Edition Picasso" Edition à 450 exempl...
Category
1940s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic
20th Century Pair of Torches Wall Lamp in Black Nickel Bronze and Rock Crystal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
An exceptional pair of black nickel-plated bronze torches. The lampshades are made of finely cut rock crystal.
We have one pair in stock however we can produce them made to measur...
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Nickel
Cast Aluminium Floor Lamp, 90's French design functional sculpture
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Floor lamp presented as a light column with cast aluminium nipples resting on a round wooden base, anonymous work from the 1990s.
This imposing luminous column with an offbeat aesth...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Tembo Stool, Shades of Black, by Note Design Studio for La Chance
Located in FR
Tembo is a sculptural stool that combines a wood metal body with a solid cork seat. The designers drew their inspiration both from the African tam-tams -Tembo means elephant coot in ...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Brass and Alabaster Curved and Elongated Wall Sconces by Glustin Luminaires
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New wall sconces by Glustin Luminaires, they are made of a single rounded and curved carved alabaster piece sat on a light bronze finished brass back plate.
Due to the nature of th...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
New Modern Design Handwoven Flat Rug Kilim size 6ft 6in x 9ft 10in
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Beautiful new Kilim with geometrical modern design and light colors, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Modern Silk and Wool Hand Knotted Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very nice modern rug with an abstract design and nice colors, entirely and finely hand knotted with hand carded wool and silk velvet on cotton foundation.
Category
2010s Indian Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk
Mawu Sculpted Oak Chair by Laura Gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
Original chair in golden oak, satin finish. Flared legs, backrest and seat upholstered in a textured cream fabric by Dedar.
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Oak
Clear Textured Murano Glass with Brass Setting
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Tall cleared textured Murano glass wall sconces with light bronze finished brass setting.
Three lights per sconce.
Price per sconce
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Green Fringe Side Table / Nightstand, Made in France
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
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This side table is endowed with long, silky fleece.
The only thing it asks for is to sn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Oak Wooden and Wicker Cane Queen or King Size Headboard
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Oak wooden and wicker cane queen or king size headboard composed of a welcoming round ebonized oak and aerial structure adorned with braided cane wicker.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Furniture
Materials
Cane, Oak
"Composition" by Etienne Beothy, 1919-1959
Located in Paris, FR
Gouache on paper
Monogram and dated lower right
Stamp of the artist's workshop, monogram and date on the back
Certificate of authenticity n°41 from Béothy Committee.
Category
20th Century French Modern Furniture
Materials
Paint, Paper
Alabaster and Brass Globes Pendant
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
New design by Glustin Luminaires, these very elegant and simple pendant made of patinated brass stem holding an alabaster globe.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Pierre Vandel Table Mirror, Aluminium, French Piece circa 1970
Located in BELFORT, FR
Very rare and sought table mirror from the french designer Pierre Vandel. He designed it in the early 70's, at the very beginning of its work. It is made of bended and brushed alumin...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Hand Knotted, All Art Silk, Rainbow Groove Turquoise Edition Bougainville
Located in Le Cannet, FR
Rainbow Groove Turquoise
Rug from Chromatic Collection of Edition Bougainville
Nepalese hand knotted
All art silk
Size: 250 x 300.
CHROMATIC
The Chromatic col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk
Origin Polcha X Atelier Veneer Claustra
By POLCHA
Located in PARIS, FR
This claustra is the first piece completely imagined by Polcha.
It was entirely made from wood scraps and manufactured by Atelier Veneer, a French carpentry workshop. Each slat r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Wood
Hand Knotted, Silk Rug, Lully Cytisus, Edition Bougainville
Located in Le Cannet, FR
Lully Cytisus
Rug from Renaissance collection of Edition Bougainville
Nepalese hand knotted
All art silk
Size: 300 x 400cm.
Renaissance
The Age of Enlightenment...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese Modern Furniture
Materials
Silk
Table Lamp"Cubes" in Black and Grey Tinted Wood Marquetry by Aymeric Lefort
Located in SENLIS, OISE
Table lamp in tinted black, light and dark Grey sycamore marquetry.
Carefully build in our Parisian workshop this lamp has a kinetic effect using the different colors to create an im...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Suite of five armchairs forming a large modular sofa, foam and fabric
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Suite of five designer armchairs in the style of Tito Agnoli and his 9000 (Novemila) model, published by Arfa. Metal frame and foam upholstered in fabric, black plastic legs. One cor...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Sideboard Gerrit CS1 Made of Stainless Steel Limited Edition by Noom
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Sideboard Gerrit CSL by Noom
Materials: Hand brushed stainless steel, MDF
Dimensions: H 80 x W 140 x D 50 cm.
The metal sideboard has four drawers and is contemporary, massive, and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Plaster Sunshine Table Lamps
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Pair of table lamps made of plaster, shaped like a sunshine with brass hardware. Topped with custom oval shades.
Dimensions with shades: 60x20H95cm
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pair of brass tripod tables with lens glass tops . Italy, late 20th century
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
Elegant pair of side tables
Brass tripod foot,
Brass handle;
Thick glass tray, the bottom curved and cut to produce a lens effect.
Italy, circa 1980
The design of this gueridon is ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Hammered Brass Console by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
The console table "Visio" is made of a hammered brass structure.
The top is covered with a natural shagreen.
An elegant console table with an aerial design. When less is more !
A pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vase 0025 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Located in Geneve, CH
Vase 0025 Grès Roux Chamotté by Marta Dervin
Dimensions: ø7.5 x H 31-35 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Marta Dervin works with stoneware and porcelain that she shapes by hand to create sim...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
"Amethyst" coffee table by Von Pelt
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
"Amethyst" coffee table in resin glass and rock crystal by Von Pelt.
Germany, 2024
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal
Original "Super Lounge" sectional sofa from Roche Bobois, France, 1980s
By Roche Bobois
Located in Lyon, FR
Very rare to find model of sectional sofa by Roche Bobois, made in France in the 1980s.
Called "Super Lounge", this is a one-of-a-kind sectional sofa composed of 12 units that can be arranged as you wish, like the Mah Jong sofa from the same manufacturer.
4 folding backrest...
Category
1980s French Vintage Modern Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Foam, Wood
2 Parts Coffee Table by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Stunning coffee table in 2 parts with two different heights, made of carved brass and marble stone.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
France, 2021.
Dimensions:
- 108 x 102 x H 37 cm
...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Marc Held, Fauteuil en cuir Réédition Prisunic 2021, Série Limité 250 pièces
By Marc Held
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Marc Held est né en 1932
Remarqué par les médias français et étrangers qui lui consacrent de nombreux articles, il est amené à collaborer en 1966 avec Prisunic pour qui il dessine un...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Bubble Coffee Table by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Brass coffee table with top in tainted mirror, and blown Murano glass globes.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Cubic Brass Sconces by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of brass sconces decorated with cubes of different sizes.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Crackled" Coffee Table by Erwan Boulloud
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
"Crackled Earth" coffee table in patinated and sculpted bronze with a steel base.
Limited and signed piece by Erwan Boulloud.
France, 2021.
Category
2010s European Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Sculpted Table by G. Nicolet for Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Coffee table in resin, plaster and travertine stone powder.
Numbered and signed piece by Nicolet. for Galerie Glustin
France, 2022.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Contemporary Wall Mirror 'Lake 4' by Noom, Onyx Stone
By NOOM
Located in Paris, FR
Modern lake wall mirror by Noom
Designers: Maryna Dague & Nathan Baraness
Model shown in picture:
Number 4
Base in onyx
"Lakes" is a nature-inspired collection of sculptural...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Modern Furniture
Materials
Onyx
Unique Coffee Table in Lapis by Studio Glustin
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Unique coffee table in lapis lazuli by Studio Glustin.
France, 2022.
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Pair of armchairs Garouste & Bonetti ‘Koala’ bronze green velvet 1995
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful pair of armchairs by Elizabeth Garouste & Mattia Bonetti, model Koala, with solid bronze feet, fully restored and reupholstered. Garouste & Bonetti began their co...
Category
1990s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Ceramic Dinind Set
Located in Geneve, CH
Tea pot n°1– Diameter 16 x height 18cm
Tea cup n°2– Diameter 10.5 x height 13.8 cm
Coffee cup n°3– Diameter 10.5 x height 13.4 cm
Milk jug n°4– Diameter 6.7 x height 8.6cm
Sugar ...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Pair of Sconces
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Pair of brass and rock crystal plates sconces, numerous lightings, edition 8 pieces only, creation by Gallery Glustin
Exhibited to the Salon Revelations at the Grand Palais, Paris, ...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Rock Crystal, Brass
Golden Bronze Bowl by Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Geneve, CH
Golden bronze bowl by Rick Owens
2007
Dimensions: L 14 x W 14 x H 8 cm
Materials: Bronze
Weight: 1.5 kg
The gold edition is an exclusivity of Galerie Philia
Rick Owens is a C...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Lamp by Olivia Cognet
Located in Geneve, CH
Ceramic lamp by Olivia Cognet
Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: H around 40-50 cm tall
Each of Olivia’s handmade creations is a unique work of art, the snapshot of a precious moment c...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Solferino Ceiling Light by Radar
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Solferino ceiling light by Radar
Design: Bastien Taillard.
Materials: Metal, plaster of Paris, fiberglass.
Dimensions: W 72.5 x D 72.5 x H 15 cm.
Also Available with a doub...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Modern Ceramic Table Lamp by Frederic Bourdiec
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Modern ceramic table lamp by the french artist Frederic Bourdiec, taking inspiration in architecture to imagine light pieces as imaginary buildings a...
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Bronze Sculpture by Studio Glustin at Cost Price
Located in Saint-Ouen (PARIS), FR
Gilt bronze sculpture on black marble basement.
Creation by Studio Glustin.
Category
2010s French Modern Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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